I wasn’t happy with the dragon I painted the other day link so, there was only one thing for it. Either I try to ignore it and hope the colour and shape of the dragon would grow on me over time, or I could paint a new dragon. Hopefully this new dragon fits the scene a little better, it certainly doesn’t annoy me like the first version.
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Guardian
Okay, a little background first, some time ago on the evil that is Facebook (which I obviously visit most days ;-)) John Howe posted a photograph with the comment “Speaking of dragons… it wouldn’t take a lot to transform those rocks on the left into something with scales, heading back into the sea.” A few comments later and it became “What if we all use this image as reference and see what we come up with?” After reading these and other comments I decided I’d give it a go with…
Read MoreA little bit quirky
I quite enjoy trying something outside of my comfort zone, it’s too easy to stick to the familiar grounds – which for me would be painting, photographing, and writing about standing stones or the dawn sky (though I will be posting more on the Sunrise topic soon ;-)). So when Zoe Dawes, otherwise known as the Quirky Traveller (or should that be the Quirky Traveller who is also known at times as Zoe Dawes?) asked if I would help her come up with something a bit quirky I decided to…
Read MoreDawn at Long Meg
This morning we had a quick run down to Long Meg And Her Daughters stone circle for a wander and maybe take a photograph or two. I had to Photoshop the images to lighten Long Meg and the foreground grass a little 😉 Sometime you just have to get down low for a photograph, pity it was rather cold this morning…
Read MoreThe Forgotten Gate
A sketch that really got out of hand, the Forgotten Gate 😉 You wander down an old cobbled road, passing on the way a row of grand looking houses with well tended gardens stretching out in front of them. Slowly the grand houses give way to smaller houses that are in need of some T.L.C., their small gardens are overgrown with long grass and weed and the cobbled road is in need of repair. The smaller houses end as does the cobbled road and in front of you there is…
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